Garment holder



INVENTOR ATTORNEYS June'Z, 1959 J. D. lC:VI..IDD

GARMENT HOLDER Filed Feb. 27,' 1956 llllllllllllllllll` Unite Thepresent invention relates to garment holders, and more particularly, togarment holders of the type adapted for attachment to clothes hangersfor securing garments thereto.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a resilient deviceadapted to be suspended from a clothes hanger and to frictionally graspthe garments for suspension therefrom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will grasp the clothes with a iirm grip but which willyield to release the clothes prior to pressures sucient to damage theclothes being applied thereto.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described above which is formed from a semi-resilient plasticas an integral unit.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a garment holderwhich is inexpensive to manufacture, simple to use, and durable inservice.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the followingspecification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention shown attached to aconventional clothes hanger.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section taken along the line 2-2 of Figurel, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 3-3 ofFigure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a transverse cross-section taken along the line 4-4 ofFigure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several figures, the referencenumeral indicates generally a clothes hanger of conventional wireconstruction, having a hook 11 formed in its upper terminal end. Thehanger 10 is provided with a pair of oppositely sloped bars 12 and 13extending downwardly from the hook 11 and terminating in a horizontalbar which is integrally secured to each of the sloped bars 12 and 13 attheir lower ends.

The clothes hanger 10 is adapted to have a pair of garment holders 15secured to the horizontal bar 14 and depending therefrom, as illustratedin Figure 1.

The garment holder 15 consists of a body 16 formed of semi-resilientplastic material, with a pair of legs 17 and 18 extending outwardlytherefrom in parallel spaced apart relation. The face of the leg 17adjacent the leg 18 is provided with a plurality of oset teeth 19 invertically spaced relation. The face of the leg 18 adjacent the leg 17is provided with a plurality of fingers 20, with one nger 20 projectingtoward each tooth 19 on the leg 17.

States Patent O Each of the fingers 20 are provided with a knob 21formed on the outer extremity thereof which is adapted lto cooperatewith its adjacent tooth 19 to clamp a garment therebetween.

The body 16 is provided with an arcuate slot 22 which opens through theside of the body 16 overlying the leg 18, as illustrated in Figure 2.The slot 22 is provided with a plurality of inwardly directed teeth 23which are adapted to engage over the bar 14 of the garment hanger 10 andassist in securing the bar 14 within the slot 22. The garment holder 15is integrally formed by casting or other means as a one piece relativelystiff but resilient device so that the teeth 23 and the ngers 20 mighttlex to some degree.

When it is desired to use the garment holder 15 a garment indicated at24 is pressed upwardly between the legs 17 and 18 causing the fingers 20and knobs 21 to ex upwardly, as illustrated in Figure 2. The weight ofthe garment 24 acts to frictionally engage the knobs 21 causing them tobind the garment between the knobs 21 and the teeth 19. To remove thegarment 24 from the garment holder 15, the legs 17 and 18 are exedoutwardly away from each other so that the fingers 20 and knobs 21 aremoved to release the garment 24 from the teeth 19 permitting the garment24 to be removed from the garment holder 15.

As heavier garments are used with the garment holder 15 it will causethe legs 17 and 18 to llex tending to close the slot 22 thus locking thegarment holder 15 more tightly on the horizontal bar 14.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous modifications and structuraladaptations might be resorted to without departing from the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A garment holder comprising a semi-resilient plastic body, a pair oflegs extending integrally from one end of said body in relatively widelyspaced parallel relation, said body having a lateral slot extendinginwardly from one side edge thereof at the end of said body oppositesaid legs for engagement about a horizontal bar of a coat hanger, aplurality of sloping teeth directed toward said slot formed on one faceof one of said legs confronting the other of said legs, a plurality offlexible resilient fingers extending integrally from one face of saidother of said legs confronting said teeth, said fingers each beingsubstantially equal in width to that of said other leg, each of saidingers having a garment engaging knob integrally formed on its free end,one of said knobs being positioned above and adjacent to each of saidteeth whereby garments may be clasped between said knobs and said teethat a plurality of points on said garment, the opening to said slot beingnarrowed by the springing apart of said legs when the weight of saidgarments is brought to bear on said legs to lock said holder on saidhanger.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 138,088Reid Mar. 3, 1874 1,356,785 Patterson Oct. 26, 1920 2,332,772 Amer Oct.26, 1943 2,644,210 McNamee July 7, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 138,687Australia Sept. 15, 1950 501,803 Canada Apr. 27, 1954

